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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Elements within a model are typically arranged on diagrams to visually communicate the relationships between a given set of elements. Enterprise Architect provides simple mechanisms for creating elements in the model, using diagrams or the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Create Elements on a Diagram</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The fastest and simplest way to create elements directly on a diagram is to press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Spacebar] </span><span class="f_BodyText">or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Insert] </span><span class="f_BodyText">on the diagram. This displays a list of elements and connectors that mirrors the current </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> pages; usually these are the most appropriate elements and connectors for the diagram. </span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="elementlist.png" width="144" height="331" border="0" alt="Elementlist"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can display and select from a longer list of elements by clicking on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Other</span><span class="f_BodyText"> option.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The following topics describe other approaches for creating elements on a diagram:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="quick_linker_elements.htm">Create Elements In Place Using the Quick Linker</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="objecttoolbar.htm">Create Elements Using the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="diagramcontextmenu2.htm">Create Elements Using the Diagram Context Menu</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="umlpatterns.htm">Create a Group of Elements Using UML Patterns</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="importingandexportingprofil.htm">Create Domain Specific Elements from UML Profiles</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you are creating several elements of one type, after creating the first just press [</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Shift]+[F3]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">click to create the next element of that type.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Re-Use Existing Elements</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Be aware that once you have created elements, you can re-use them by <a href="pastingfromthetree.htm">dragging them</a> from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser </span><span class="f_BodyText">and <a href="dropobjectsfromtree.htm">dropping</a> them onto your diagrams.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Add Elements Directly to a Package</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Sometimes it is useful to add elements to a package, without a diagrammatic representation. This can be accomplished via the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window and is explained in the following topic:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="newelements.htm">Add Elements Directly to a Package</a>.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SeeAlso"><span class="f_SeeAlso">See Also</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="umlelementsbehavioral.htm">Behavioral Diagram Elements</a> - summary of all elements used in Behavioral diagrams</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="umlelementsstructural.htm">Structural Diagram Elements</a> - summary of all elements used in Structural diagrams</span></li>
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